Improvement in staples for securing the ends of barrel-hoops



Staples for Securing the Ends of Barrel-Hnops- N0. 140 430, v Paentedlul1,?873v UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

HARRISON OGBORN, OF RICHMOND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO SAMUELWATSON, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN STAPLES FOR SECURING THE ENDS OF BARREL'HOOPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,430, dated July 1,1873; application tiled June 20, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRISON OGBORN, of Richmond, in the county of Wayneand State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements inStaples for Securing the Ends of Barrel-Hoops, Baling Hay, and otherpurposes; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description thereof, sutiicient to enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings making part ot' this specification.

Figure l is an elevation ot' a barrel on which my hoops are used. Fig. 4is a view. of a section of the head chine and hoop. Fig. 2 is a planview of a portion of the hoop and attachments. Fig. 3 is a modificationof the same. Fig. 6 is a view of the staple. Fig. 5 is a moditication ofthe same.

The object of my invention is to construct a strong, cheap, and dura-bledevice for permanently uniting the ends of hoops together for barrels,baling hay, and other purposes, whether sawn, split, shaved, orotherwise made, and ot' whatever shape, size, length,or width; andconsists in a new and improved staple for securing the ends of hoops forbarrels and other purposes.

Figure 1 represents a barrel in which staves are used in the usualmanner. B B are hoops, of which I usually use four on a barrel. They maybe made of any width and thickness required. These hoops are generallysawed from the plank, with a bevel to tit the bilge of the barrel. Thethickness of the plank from which they are sawed should be equal to thewidth of the hoop required. The corners of the hoop may be chamfered, ifdesired. Theinner end of the hoop should be cut thin, but left fullwidth, the slope running ont some distance from the end, while the endforming the outer lap should be tapered, as shown in the draw-V ing, butleft nearly or quite full thickness to the end. The staple may be cutout of sheet metal and bent in the form shown.

To prepare the hoop for use, metal forms maybe used, onefor each size ofhoop required, around which, eitherwith or without steaming,

the hoops are bent, the thin end under and the taperV end outside. Thehoop being held in place, the staple is placed so that-the outer prongswill embrace the taper end of the hoop, and is driven through the underlap of the hoop by a hammer or other tool or device, while the insideprongs of the staple pass direetly through both t-he outer and innerends of the hoop, when all the points are clinched on the inside, andthe outer surface of the sta-ple forced down even with the outside ofthe hoop. This sta-ple has a hole through its middle part, through whicha clinch-nail or rivet Inay be driven still more securely to lock andclamp all the parts together, thus preventing slipping, splitting, orstarting up of the ends ofthe hoops, and holding all the parts togetherin the most perfect manner. Two or more staples may be used, or onestaple used near the, end, and a number of clinch-nails driven throughboth ends ot' the hoop. In case more than one sta-ple is used, all ofthem, except the one nearest the end, should be driven so that all thepoints will pass through both ends of the hoop, as shown in thedrawings, and be clinched on the inside.

These hoops may be applied to a barrel and driven on with great forcewithout danger of breaking them, the hold on the barrel being more firm,tenacious, and e'ective as the hoop tightens uniformly over itsbea-ringsurace. The end hoops should project slightlyr beyond thesta-ves to protect them from breakage.

When a'series of small hoops are used and driven on a barrel againsteach other one may receive all the strain, and break, while the othersare loose.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of myinvention, what I claim therein as new and useful, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The staples constructed substantially as shown and described, for thepurposes and uses indicated.

HARRISON OGBORN. Witnesses:

EDW. W. DoNN, IVI. GARDNER.

